Dropper-holder



1. RlTTERRA-TH. DROPPER HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED MAR- H, I9|9.

Patented Dec. 30,1919.

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DROPPER-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 30, 1919.

Application filed March 17, 1919. Serial No. 283,248.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAX J. RITTERRATH, a citizen of Germany, residing atLos Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Dropper-Holders, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a holder" for medicine droppers and the like,and pertains particularly to a holder which may be detachably secured toa bottle or medicine con tainer.

Medicine droppers and the like, after use are usually laid upon theirside apart from the medicine bottle. Thus, they may roll aboutcollecting on their moist ends dust and foreign matter making themunsanitary. They are also in the way and become broken or lost. The bulbend will quickly deteriorate, when left lying with some of the medicinewithin the bulb.

It is the principal object of this invention to provide a holder whichmay be attached expeditiously to and detached from a bottle, and willhold a dropper in vertical position. In addition to the broader featuresof this invention, there are certain details of design whereby a cheapdurable structure, light in weight, and simple in construction isobtained.

These objects will be more fully understood, as will also other objectsand corresponding accomplishments of my invention from the followingdetailed description of an embodiment thereof. For the purpose of thisdescription, reference is had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the holder, a bottle and dropper beingshown in dash lines; Fig. 2 is a side elevation; Fig. 3 is a plan view;and Fig. 4: is a view of the stamping from which the holder is formed.

The details and features of my invention will now be more particularlydescribed, reference being had to the drawing. An ordinary medicinebottle is indicated by A. Mounted thereon is a holder B, in which issupported a medicine dropper C.

Referring particularly to Fig. 4, the holder is shown stamped from asingle piece of pliant metal such as aluminum. It consists of a topbracket portion 5 having a relatively large hole 6 cut therein. Theportion extending from bracket part 5 is slit to form an arm 7 and aback 8. A bottom bracket portion 9 has a hole 10 formed therein.

Referring more particularly to l igs. 1, 2 and 3, the back 8 is bent at90 to the plane of the bracket 5, the arm 7 remaining in the plane ofthe bracket 5. The bottom bracket 9 is bent forward at substantially 90to the plane of the back 8. The arm 7 is twisted through 90 and bentaround the neck of the bottle to which it is to be attached. The metalof which the holder is formed being pliant will permit bending of thearm to snugly embrace the neck for each bottle to which the holder isapplied. The holes 6 and 10 are in vertical alinement. The lower one 10will receive the nozzle of the dropper, and the latter will rest uponthe shoulder above the nozzle, unless, as is shown in the drawing, thedropper is formed with an enlargement 11. In the latter case the holderis supported by the enlargement resting upon the top bracket 5.

It is obvious that I have provided a simple durable holder, easilyattached to and detached from medicine containers. It is cheap toconstruct, as it may be made from a single piece of metal, first stampedand then bent into shape.

What I claim is:

1. A dropper holder for attachment to a container formed of a singlepiece of pliant metal of rectangular form slit longitudinally to form abracket body with a back and arm extending therefrom, said bracket bodybeing bent at right angles to said back and being formed with an openingto receive a dropper, said arm being bent in a direction opposite tosaid bracket body and twisted for embracing the neck of a container.

2. A dropper holder for attachment to a container formed of a singlepiece of pliant metal of rectangular form slit longitudinally to form abracket body with a back and an arm extending therefrom, said body beingbent at right angles to said back and being formed with an opening toreceive a dropper, the lower end of said back bein bent out wardly toform a second bracket, said brackets having openings in alinement forreceiving a dropper, said arm being bent in a direction opposite to saidbrackets and twisted for embracing the neck of a container.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my namethis 7th day of March 1919.

MAX J. RITTERRATH.

